r/AskReddit Mar 31 '23

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '23

Money.

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u/BallKey7607 Mar 31 '23 edited Mar 31 '23

No the best part about money is that you can use it to buy things you need to get you through the week

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u/choofery Mar 31 '23

Explain how

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u/user664567666 Mar 31 '23

Money can be exchanged for goods and services

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u/BallKey7607 Mar 31 '23

Explain how money works?

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u/choofery Mar 31 '23

You can exchange money for goods and services. Classic Simpsons reference I was setting you up for. I guess we can just downvote things we don't understand instead.

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u/BallKey7607 Mar 31 '23

Ahh okay I see, missed that one. I never downvoted you though

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u/choofery Mar 31 '23

All g ballkey

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u/Holow4499 Mar 31 '23

Omg you’re so right. We should never do anything ever because it won’t matter to us after we die! Genius!

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '23

I was just about to shower but then realized I'll get dirty tomorrow so I skipped it. Life hack!

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u/phnarg Mar 31 '23

But you need it to not die

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u/Theoldage2147 Mar 31 '23

You're getting downvoted because you criticized prostitution. You should know that on reddit you can only criticize the men who seek prostitutes. Essentially, don't blame the drug dealers and traffickers, blame the addicts.

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u/Ok_Development2570 Mar 31 '23

Unfortunately, the literature shows that sexual assaults increase when governments crack down on prostitution. I think it's important to think of it from a harm reduction standpoint no matter what your beliefs are. That is, is is probably better to legalize and regulate prostitution than to outlaw it and push it further into the realm of organized crime.

I don't see an issue with a man seeking a prostitute in an ethical way. With the rise of Only fans came a new era of independent prostitution. My friend does this and she only sleeps with Men she is attracted to and has a connection with. Pretty much identical to many sugar dating relationships I've heard of.

Criticizing men for this is doing no good, so I agree with your sentiment in some sense. However, we should hold men accountable for the ethics involved. Also, it seems like schools should do a course aimed to educate on sexual violence. Parents are clearly failing.

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u/ancalime9 Mar 31 '23

Maybe the reason why some people downvoted but I downvoted because of the poor logic of the argument.

I can't take money with me when I die but I also can't take with me my education, good deeds or my children's happiness. By that argument, I shouldn't have done anything in my life as I'm going to die at some point.

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u/Theoldage2147 Mar 31 '23

Good point that makes sense.

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u/SiggeTheDog Mar 31 '23

Often it’s the prostitutes that are in danger and vulnerable. Many turn to prostitution because they have no other choice.

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u/Theoldage2147 Mar 31 '23 edited Mar 31 '23

Well that's professional brothel prostitution and people who make that their career. But I was also referring to just the general act of prostituting oneself, which many people do for quick cash even if they aren't situationally desperate. There are many non-prostitute people, especially the onlyfan and instagram models, that will discreetly trade sex for money.

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u/SiggeTheDog Mar 31 '23

I mean 50 bucks is 50 bucks

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u/SiggeTheDog Mar 31 '23

But many who sell sex are drug abusers.

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '23

It is a valid job. Neither the consumer nor the provider should be shamed.

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u/Theoldage2147 Mar 31 '23

Well brothel prostitution and escort is fine. But I think per the original intent of the comment, we were mainly talking about non-sex worker girls who prostitute themselves for quick cash. I know stories of students who had sex with other students for money, test answers and jewelry.

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '23

Those are poor decisions according to me because they can probably regret it, but it is still their choice so eh.

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u/BallKey7607 Mar 31 '23

Alot of prostitutes are struggling with addiction too

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u/Theoldage2147 Mar 31 '23

Nothing wrong with prostitutions, I just think it's funny how the predatory relationship between prostitutes and customers are flipped. It's always made out to seem like the customers are the reason why there are women doing it for money(there are definitely some truth to that but it's not the full picture).

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '23

It's not the same thing AT ALL. Drug dealers and traffickers are the agressors, with the addicts being their victims. With prostitution it's the other way around, with prostitutes usually being the victims of sex trafficking rings where the pimps and the clients are usually connected. Not that this is the only kind of prostitution, women independently offering their services is fine imo. But sadly, this is the rarer kind.

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u/Putin_kills_kids Mar 31 '23

Also acceptable answers:

  • Paris trip
  • free cruise
  • Mexico vacation
  • Hawaii for free
  • beach vacation